I would like to use this to control a vent fan in a crawl space. I also don't see how to tie in power to the unit or out put to the controlled device.
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Yes,you can use this to control a fan. This will explain how to wire your configuration. Your fan is the LOAD in the diagram. http://ukrferma.nethouse.ua/static/doc/0000/0000/0151/151383.iabtisqg38.pdf
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I got the Ranco. Seems to work ok. I use it to control a homemade exhaust unit for my basement using 4" furnace pipe and an in-line fan.
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Needs a new control modual. Just pull the fuse for the fan to keep it from running until you get your new modual.
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You could use 12 VDC power (like a battery) to power the controller and the fan is then powered by the controller.
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The controller only controls the power input to the fan. It does not shut fans completely off at the lowest setting, so even if it did control LED power it would never be "off" only dimmer than full power.
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Yes this controller will work for you. You will need to use it to control a relay for that large of a load. I used a 60 amp definite purpose relay to control (4) 3.6 KW heating elements.
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Yes you can,As long as the unit does not have a night feature.you will also have to wire (If the unit has regular light) the light,exhaust fan and heater together for the timer switch(Which means you have no control over the heater being off if you don't need it)unless the timer switch has an additional switches.
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The short answer is no. You may be able to get it to work but I'd advise against it. Here's the long answer: I bought two of these fans during construction of our new house and had hoped to run them both off one controller. The electrician who wired the house connected both fans to a "universal" fan controller, the kind that fits inside the wall box like a light switch. One fan would work pretty well but the other fan would only jerk as though it were trying to start but couldn't. The electrician then tried a similar controller that was supposed to control multiple fans. They both worked better but made noise. About this time I dug up the instructions for both the fans and the controllers. The fan instructions specifically say "To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not use this fan with any solid state fan speed control device, or variable speed control". The controller's instructions said "CAUTION: To avoid overheating and possible damage to other equipment, do not use to control receptacles, fluorescent lighting fixtures, or transformer-supplied appliances". We then tried running both fans with one of the supplied transformer type speed controls and that didn't really work either. We finally decided that we don't really mind the "vintage" appearance of the supplied controllers. In fact my wife actually likes the way they look. Because they stand out from the wall we mounted them above the switches controlling those circuits (on/off) so they're just above shoulder height and we're less likely to bump into them as we walk down the hall. The fans are great. We still love them and would buy them again. We'd just skip the headache of trying to avoid using the supplied controllers.
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Yes, that is what it is designed to do. This is also what I use it for (to run exhaust fans). Although keep in mind that youll have to cut the end off the humidifier as the device only has bare wire connectors.
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I don't know. My fan and light like this is controlled by a wall switch and pull cord. I switch it on at the wall, and then control the light and fan speed by the 2 pull cords.
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I used mine to interface to a zone controller so that would not be available as an option. I did not see any options on the programming of the stat. to control speed any way. My best guess from not seeing that option is that the thermostat would not control the speed but cant say for sure, I am not sure if your air handler has any sensors in it to detect if it needs to change fan speeds without a signal to do so from the thermostat, you could check on what actually controls the speed of the fan your equipment. This thermostat has tons of programming options and is the very best I have ever had or seen, but again I did not see programming options for speed control. I used mine to interface to a zone controller so that would not be available as an option. I did not see any options on the programming of the stat. to control speed any way. My best guess from not seeing that option is that the thermostat would not control the speed but cant say for sure, I am not sure if your air handler has any sensors in it to detect if it needs to change fan speeds without a signal to do so from the thermostat, you could check on what actually controls the speed of the fan your equipment. This thermostat has tons of programming options and is the very best I have ever... » Read More I used mine to interface to a zone controller so that would not be available as an option. I did not see any options on the programming of the stat. to control speed any way. My best guess from not seeing that option is that the thermostat would not control the speed but cant say for sure, I am not sure if your air handler has any sensors in it to detect if it needs to change fan speeds without a signal to do so from the thermostat, you could check on what actually controls the speed of the fan your equipment. This thermostat has tons of programming options and is the very best I have ever had or seen, but again I did not see programming options for speed control. « Show Less
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I used it to control a 12v powered water valve remotely. Probably depends on the amp draw of your setup ... but if it was a higher draw than the remote handled directly, just put a 12v relay in the path to handle the amps/
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It uses a pull cord for on/off and speed control. In my opinion it is too strong for an in home application if you want to use it in a garage or warehouse type setting it would be ok.
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It was made specifically for a crawlspace to pull out the humidity. It does not have a temperature gauge. I turned the controller dial just enough until it turned the fan on. You may set it as high as you like depending on the humidity in your crawlspace. There are fans made specifically for attics.
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It need be connected to the power, then it can controller on/off.(in the timer switch, there's a capacitor)
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Glenn, you might be able to modify and create something simple that does what you want because it is definitely drawing power from my wall. The vacuum receptacles throughout the house have power running into them with a little plug under each. I bet you can simply just run the power into it yourself with the right cable and connector. Here's a picture of exactly what the pins look like on the vaccum that I was speaking of. http://www.centralvacuumstores.com/meta/images/lg/cvs/centec_8919_2.jpg
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This switch doesn't directly control power to the fan/light -- it's simply a remote control that is powered by wire rather than battery. If you want to be able to control the fan from two doorway areas, you could certainly buy two controllers and just set both of the signal switches to the same code. I'm not sure I've answered your question but hope it helps.